{"id":2575153,"date":"2026-03-02T11:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reza-pahlavi-stresses-critical-need-for-iran-israel-partnership\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:07:26","slug":"reza-pahlavi-stresses-critical-need-for-iran-israel-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reza-pahlavi-stresses-critical-need-for-iran-israel-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Reza Pahlavi stresses &#8216;critical&#8217; need for Iran-Israel partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freza-pahlavi-stresses-critical-need-for-iran-israel-partnership%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575153&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Exiled iranian crown Prince reza Pahlavi envisions a peaceful, democratic Iran that can collaborate with Israel. Speaking after the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah ali Khamenei and amid U.S.-Israel strikes, he called Khamenei a \u201cchief monster\u201d and described his passing as an earthshattering event that could open a path to change. Pahlavi said he would help Iran transition to democracy and that the country could one day be at peace with Israel. He cited Iran\u2019s historical sheltering of Jews during World War II to emphasize the strategic value of a partnership with Israel. He outlined four core principles for rebuilding Iran: territorial integrity, separation of religion and state, equality for all citizens, and a democratic process that allows free elections. He also argued for dismantling Iran\u2019s nuclear program and stated that he is not seeking office, but could serve as a transitional leader to enable Iranians to freely choose their future. The remarks come as U.S. and Israeli actions and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >regional politics influence discussions<\/a> about Iran\u2019s future leadership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Reza Pahlavi stresses &lsquo;critical&rsquo; need for Iran-Israel partnership in Middle East<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2520648\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi previewed a future where <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel <\/a>are at peace on Sunday, following the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475844\/netanyahu-touts-growing-signs-iran-strikes-killed-the-ayatollah\/\">death of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pahlavi, who has lived in exile for 47 years, described Khamenei&rsquo;s death as an &ldquo;earthshattering event,&rdquo; as it marks the end of &ldquo;the chief monster of these monsters.&rdquo; He addressed the people of Iran over the weekend, hours after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475732\/the-us-and-israel-attacked-iran-what-we-know\/\">the joint U.S. and Israel strikes<\/a> that killed Khamenei, saying &ldquo;the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475370\/reza-pahlavi-appeal-iran-moments-of-destiny\/\">final victory will still be forged by our hands<\/a>&rdquo; despite these strikes from the two other countries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4476459\/lebanon-bans-hezbollah-military-activities-retaliatory-strikes-launch-beirut\/\">Lebanon bans Hezbollah &#8216;military activities&#8217; after retaliatory strikes launch from Beirut<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4476421\/hezbollah-leader-killed-in-idf-strikes-in-lebanon\/\">Hezbollah leader killed in IDF strikes in Lebanon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4476372\/israel-hezbollah-targets-lebanon\/\">Israel struck Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, IDF says<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Pahlavi said Sunday he vows to aid Iran in transitioning to democracy, and &ldquo;of course,&rdquo; he imagines the country at peace with Israel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In modern history, Iran actually gave refuge to Jews that were escaping the Nazis during the Second World War, giving them refuge and sanctuary in Iran,&rdquo; Pahlavi said on CBS News&rsquo;s <em>60 Minutes<\/em>. &ldquo;The strategic importance of having a partnership with Israel is critical.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jDfvAMK4Q0A?si=7jm-vh7F2ZskQh1g\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Pahlavi also listed &ldquo;four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-state-university-joins-trend-to-stay-neutral-politically-socially-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Washington State University joins trend to stay neutral politically, socially - Washington Examiner\">core principles&#038;rdquo<\/a>; for rebuilding Iran and its leadership: the country&rsquo;s territorial integrity, the separation of religion and state, equality of all citizens, and a democratic process that allows people to elect their future system of governance. He also said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4474502\/trump-threatening-destroy-iran-nuclear-facilities-obliterated\/\">Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program<\/a> should be &ldquo;totally dismantled,&rdquo; saying he doesn&rsquo;t believe the country has &ldquo;any need&rdquo; for it.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his desire to lead Iran to democracy, Pahlavi said he&rsquo;s &ldquo;not running for office.&rdquo; He said the people of Iran &ldquo;trust me as a transitional leader,&rdquo; not as a future king or president.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m totally focused on my mission in life, which is [to] let me bring the country to a point that they can make that free choice,&rdquo; Pahlavi said. &ldquo;That would be enough for me, having said, &lsquo;Mission accomplished.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A demonstrator holds a photograph of Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as people who support the U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran rally near the White House on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4476046\/trading-turban-for-crown-wont-fix-iran\/\"><strong>OPINION: TRADING THE TURBAN FOR A CROWN WON&rsquo;T FIX IRAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said Saturday he knows &ldquo;exactly&rdquo; who is running Iran after Khamenei&rsquo;s death, but declined to divulge who that is. He also said that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4476091\/trump-good-candidates-lead-iran\/\">&ldquo;there are some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gops-new-jersey-senate-candidate-has-establishment-backing-but-not-trumps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"GOP\u2019s New Jersey Senate candidate has establishment backing but not Trump\u2019s - Washington Examiner\">good candidates&#038;rdquo<\/a>;<\/a> for who could lead the country.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Sunday that the U.S. conflict in Iran, dubbed &ldquo;Operation Epic Fury,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4476327\/trump-iran-operation-four-weeks\/\">could last for four weeks<\/a>. As of Monday, three U.S. soldiers have been killed, and five others have been seriously wounded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pahlavi urges Iran-Israel partnership, envisions peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2575154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26045601459765-e1772459048826.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3817,32404,74884,9342,74883],"class_list":["post-2575153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-diplomacy","tag-geopolitics","tag-iran-israel","tag-partnership","tag-rezapahlavi"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26045601459765-e1772459048826.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2575153"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575157,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575153\/revisions\/2575157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2575154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2575153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2575153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2575153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}